Lost Ark is a massive, free-to-play MMORPG that throws you into the vibrant, war-torn world of Arkesia. You'll dive into fast-paced, isometric combat, exploring diverse continents, tackling challenging dungeons, and engaging in epic boss fights. Whether you're a solo adventurer or teaming up with friends for online co-op, there's always a new quest, a powerful demon to vanquish, or a hidden secret to uncover.
This guide focuses on the vast array of collectibles scattered throughout Arkesia. We'll help you navigate the Adventurer's Tome entries, track down every last Moko-ball, and master the various item sets needed to complete your codex. Forget getting lost in the sea of icons; we're here to ensure you can find every hidden treasure and achieve that coveted 100% completion.
Part 1
Embark on your adventure in Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600) with our comprehensive Part 1 guide. Learn controls, room layouts, and essential item usage to find the Ark.
This is the first part of the guide for Raiders of the Lost Ark on the Atari 2600. It covers the introduction, game overview, controls, descriptions of various rooms, and an introduction to items and enemies.
Introduction: The author, Kristine Roper, wrote this FAQ to fill a gap in available resources for the game on Gamefaqs. She welcomes corrections and omissions via email and allows free distribution of the FAQ as long as it remains intact, credit is given, and it's not sold without permission.
Game Overview: Raiders of the Lost Ark is an early adventure game where players control Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant. It features item management, puzzle elements, and replayability as the Ark's location changes each game. The player has three lives, and the game ends upon losing all lives or finding the Ark. Points are awarded for success and deducted for failure. A high score can unlock Howard Scott Warsaw's initials.
The Controls: The game requires two joysticks. The right joystick controls Indy's movement and item usage. The left joystick is used to select and drop items. A small dot indicates the selected item. Dropping an item with the left joystick button may result in its permanent loss. Using an item is done by selecting it and pressing the right joystick button. The difficulty and game select switches are non-functional. The color/B&W switch changes the display. Reset restarts the game. To begin, push the right joystick button once Indy is lowered on the starting pedestal.
The Rooms:
- Entrance Room: The starting area, containing a rock, a snake, and Indy's whip.
- Marketplace: Purchase items like a flute and parachute. Touching baskets triggers a snake attack.
- Temple Entrance: A green room with four doorways and the timepiece located in the center.
- Spider Room: Inhabited by a spider that shoots webs and tsetse flies that attack.
- Room of the Shining Light: Features blue walls and two dungeons. Players are initially placed in a dungeon and must escape using the whip or gun. Avoiding walls and the central light is crucial to prevent returning to a dungeon.
- Treasure Room: A black room with gold in the center. Taking gold summons a snake, and one of three treasures appears. Exiting after taking a treasure leads to a dungeon. Gold can be repeatedly collected by re-entering the room.
- Mesa Field: A large room with various yellow mesas, described as potentially more annoying than the Room of the Shining Light.
Part 2
Master Part 2 of the Lost Ark walkthrough, covering essential items like the Whip, Flute, and Grenade, and navigating dangerous locations like the Valley of Poison and Thieves' Den.
This section covers essential items and locations in Part 2 of the game. Your inventory is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Use the left joystick to highlight an item, the left joystick button to drop it, or the right joystick button to use it. You can carry a maximum of six items.
Items are detailed in the following format:
- ITEM: The name of the item
- LOCATION: Where you can find it
- DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): What it looks like on the screen
- DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): What it looks like in your inventory
- USE: What it's good for
- HOW TO USE: How to use it
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
- ITEM: Whip
LOCATION: Entrance Room
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A long red angular line
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): Slightly resembles a backwards capital "R"
USE: Killing snakes, breaking through the walls of the dungeon
HOW TO USE: Highlight the whip. While moving, push the right joystick button. You should see a dot fly out a short distance from you. - ITEM: Flute
LOCATION: Marketplace
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A yellow diagonal flute located under the black sheik
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A horizontal flute
USE: Immunity to both snakes and tsetse flies
HOW TO USE: You should hear music when it's highlighted. As long as the music is playing, snakes won't kill you and flies won't paralyze you either. - ITEM: Grenade
LOCATION: A basket in the Marketplace, the basket in the Black Market
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): None
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): It looks pretty much like a grenade
USE: Gain access to the Temple Entrance
HOW TO USE: Highlight the grenade and put Indy next to whatever you want to blow up. Push the right joystick button and run like hell to the next room. If you're too slow you'll get caught in the explosion and die. - ITEM: Key
LOCATION: A basket in the Marketplace
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): None
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): Looks just like a key
USE: Gain access to the box in the Map Room
HOW TO USE: As long as the key is highlighted, the box in the Map Room will be open for you, and you won't fall while inside. - ITEM: Gun
LOCATION: A basket in the Marketplace
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): None
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): It's a gun
USE: Similar to the whip, except its range covers the whole screen
HOW TO USE: Just like the whip, highlight the gun and push the right joystick button while moving. The only difference is that is has a longer range and a limited amount of times it can be used (six times to be exact). Buy bullets in the Black Market to refill your shots. - ITEM: Medallion
LOCATION: A basket in the Marketplace (see "The Solution" below)
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): None
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A diamond with a dot in the center
USE: Use in the Map Room to reveal the location of the ark
HOW TO USE: While in the Map Room, highlight it when the sun rises to see one of the mesas flash. That flashing mesa contains the Ark. - ITEM: Parachute
LOCATION: Under the white sheik at the Marketplace
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A light blue square with a white "cross" in the middle
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A square with a "cross" in the middle
USE: To prevent killing yourself if you happen to fall off a mesa
HOW TO USE: While falling, quickly highlight the parachute and push the right joystick button. The chute will open and you'll drift to the ground. Once on land, push the left joystick button to drop it so you can move again. - ITEM: Timepiece
LOCATION: Temple Entrance
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A green lopsided backwards "L"
Grappling Hook: Push the right joystick up and down to adjust the arc of the grappling hook. Push the right joystick's fire button when the dot is over a yellow mesa to travel to it. Falling off a mesa onto a blue area results in death in the Valley of Poison.
Valley of Poison: This area has the same layout as the mesa field but with green colors. Tsetse flies and the Man in Black are present. Mesas here are bogs that slow movement.
Side of Mesa: A large tree branch with a hole underneath may contain something interesting after falling off a mesa.
Thieves' Den: A dark room with "bars" blocking the view. Black thieves move horizontally and touching them causes item loss.
Map Room: Contains a map of the mesa field. Yellow strips form the sides; falling off results in death. A box underneath can be entered with a specific item, but careful positioning is needed upon exiting.
Well of Souls: The final room. Digging in the dirt mound may lead to winning the game if the Ark's location is correct; otherwise, you fall into the Valley of Poison.
Black Market: Similar to the Marketplace but with darker colors, one basket, different items, and a Raving Lunatic. Bullets and a shovel can be purchased here.
Part 3
Complete guide to Part 3 of Lost Ark, detailing essential items like the Gold, Ankh, and Hourglass, and explaining enemy behaviors and how to deal with them.
ON (INVENTORY): A box with a handle on top
USE: Shows you the current time
HOW TO USE: Highlight the timepiece and hold the right joystick button. It'll change into a clock face, showing you what time it is.
ITEM: Gold
LOCATION: Treasure Room
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A group of dashes in the center of the screen
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A bag
USE: Use to buy items at the Marketplace and Black Market
HOW TO USE: Stand on an item and DROP (not use!) the gold. The item you want should replace it.
ITEM: Ankh
LOCATION: Treasure Room
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): Looks like an Egyptian ankh...it's light blue and appears at the northeast corner of the screen
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A wider version of what was on the screen
USE: Gives you a grappling hook at the Mesa Field
HOW TO USE: Highlight and use the right joystick button to transport to the Mesa Field. You'll also be given a grappling hook. Push the right joystick up and down to make the arc swing wider and narrower. When the dot crosses a mesa, push the right fire button to swing yourself over there. Also, if you fall, push the right joystick button and you'll be brought back to the Mesa Field to try again.
ITEM: Hourglass
LOCATION: Treasure Room
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): Kinda looks like a pink box with a hole in the middle
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): A wider version of what was on the screen
USE: Also can give a grappling hook, but functions differently.
HOW TO USE: Go onto the Mesa Field and highlight it. The hook will appear. However, unlike the ankh, if you fall you can't use it to save your butt.
ITEM: Chai
LOCATION: Treasure Room
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): Um, not sure how to describe it. Kinda looks like a triangle with a wing? Anyway, it's blue and appears on the bottom of the screen.
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): Looks like a bunch of bananas to me
USE: Give it to somebody to go directly to the Black Market
HOW TO USE: What, you think I'm gonna tell you now? Go see "Frequently Asked Questions!" :)
ITEM: Bullets
LOCATION: Black Market
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): A circle of dots
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): None
USE: Ammo for the gun
HOW TO USE: When you buy bullets, your gun is refilled automatically with three bullets. If you're completely empty, you need to buy them twice to get six. Buy any more than that and you'll just waste money.
ITEM: Shovel
LOCATION: Black Market
DESCRIPTION (SCREEN): An angular shovel
DESCRIPTION (INVENTORY): An angular shovel
USE: Digging in dirt
HOW TO USE: When you're in the Well of Souls, go to the mound of dirt at the bottom. Highlight the shovel and walk back and forth across the dirt, pushing the right joystick button several times while doing so. You should see the dirt slowly disappear.
BAD GUYS AND OTHER FOLKS
Indy will meet up with a lot of unsavory villains and creatures while on his journey, and the following is a list of what he could meet up with. They are listed in the following format:
NAME: Name of villain or creature
LOCATION: What room it's located in
FUNCTION: What it'll do to you if it catches you
DESCRIPTION: A general description of what it looks like
DEFEATED BY: How to destroy it, if you can
- NAME: Snake
LOCATION: Entrance Room, Marketplace, Treasure Room
FUNCTION: Death
DESCRIPTION: A squiggly line that seems to follow you
DEFEATED BY: The whip or the gun. The flute gives immunity. - NAME: Sheik
LOCATION: Marketplace, Black Market
FUNCTION: Sells you items
DESCRIPTION: Squares with white or black stripes...they're sitting above the items they're selling
DEFEATED BY: Not applicable - NAME: Tsetse Flies
LOCATION: Spider Room, Valley of Poison
FUNCTION: Paralyze
DESCRIPTION: Kinda looks like a cloud of gnats
DEFEATED BY: You can't kill them, but playing the flute gives you immunity to their paralysis. - NAME: Spider
LOCATION: Spider Room
FUNCTION: Death
DESCRIPTION: A big white blob that shoots webs
DEFEATED BY: You can't. - NAME: Guardian
LOCATION: Room of the Shining Light
FUNCTION: Transport you back to a dungeon
DESCRIPTION: A pulsating diamond-shaped light
DEFEATED BY: You can't. Sorry. - NAME: Man in Black
LOCATION: Valley of Poison
FUNCTION: Steal items
DESCRIPTION: A large, tall solid black "man" that looks like he's wearing a hat and a cape. Maybe it's supposed to be Toth?
DEFEATED BY: You can't. Just run and avoid the tsetse flies. - NAME: Thief
LOCATION: Thieves' Den, Well of Souls
FUNCTION: Steal items
DESCRIPTION: A short, fat box-like "man" that kinda looks like the McDonald's Hamburgler to me. Anyway, one type has black and grey coloring, and the other has lighter colors. Both run in horizontal lines, some fast, some slow.
DEFEATED BY: You can't. Just dodge them. - NAME: Raving Lunatic
LOCATION: Black Market
FUNCTION: Death
DESCRIPTION: Um, it's on the left side, and kinda looks like a face that's been smeared. Gotta love the 2600's graphics!
DEFEATED BY: Give him a bag of gold and he'll let you pass. See "Frequently Asked Questions" for more details.
THE SOLUTION
Ah, now we get to the big stuff. The following is a walkthough of one possible solution. This is just a basic, step-by-step way to beat the game. No secrets are included, and your final score won't be high enough for the special signature to appear. You will solve it fairly quickly though, and if you've been tearing your hair out trying to figure out what to do then you'll definitely appreciate it. :)
- You'll start in the Entrance Room. Dodge the snake and grab the whip. Run off the bottom of the screen.
- Now you're in the Marketplace. Search all three baskets for the key, the gun, and the grenade. If you want to, you can buy a flute, but it's not necessary. Don't get the parachute yet.
- Once you've got all three items from the baskets, wait for about fifteen seconds and check all three again (the snake will be after you so be careful). The medallion should appear in one of the baskets and will be added to your inventory. If not, wait another 10-15
Part 4
Master the final steps of your Raiders of the Lost Ark adventure with this comprehensive guide. Learn how to navigate dungeons, acquire the Ankh, and secure the Ark.
- 1Repeat the grenade toss at the Entrance Room's right wall until successful, then return to the Marketplace.
- 2Enter the Temple Entrance through the newly created hole in the wall.
- 3Proceed to the southeast corner exit of the Temple Entrance, optionally grabbing the timepiece.
- 4Navigate the dungeon using the whip or gun, then move to the right-side wall, holding up and right to enter the Treasure Room.
- 5Acquire three bags of gold and the ankh. Drop the gun and flute if inventory is full. Re-enter the room if the ankh doesn't appear after grabbing gold.
- 6Use the ankh to transport to the Mesa Field.
- 7Use the hook to descend to the bottom mesa. If falling, use the ankh to return to the field.
- 8On the bottom mesa, drop the ankh, highlight the key, and walk straight down from the center to align with a hidden strip.
- 9Enter the Map Room, use the key on the appearing box, stand in the center, highlight the medallion, and wait for the sun to rise (indicated by the timepiece at 12 o'clock).
- 10Identify the flashing mesa on the map, which holds the Ark.
- 11Return to the left-hand strip using the key and walk down to the Thieves' Den.
- 12Dodge thieves and proceed to the Black Market to buy a shovel for two bags of gold.
- 13Go to the northeast corner wall of the Black Market and proceed to the Marketplace to buy a parachute.
- 14With the shovel and parachute, you can discard most other items, though keeping the whip is advisable.
- 15Return to the Treasure Room and retrieve the ankh again.
- 16Use the ankh to return to the Mesa Field and use the hook to reach the flashing mesa identified in the Map Room.
- 17At the mesa with the Ark, drop the ankh and highlight the parachute.
- 18Jump off the mesa and use the parachute, guiding yourself under a tree branch and into a hole. Touching the branch will break the chute.
- 19Enter the Well of Souls, quickly drop the parachute, and dodge thieves to reach a pile of dirt.
- 20Highlight the shovel and repeatedly use it on the dirt pile by walking back and forth and pressing the joystick button until the dirt disappears.
- 21If the correct mesa was found, the Ark will appear, and Indy will stand on a pedestal, indicating your final score. If the wrong mesa was chosen, Indy will fall, requiring a retry.
- To buy items at the Marketplace or Black Market, stand in the center of the item and drop the required gold (one or two bags).
- Ensure you are not touching the merchant (sheik) when dropping gold to avoid losing it.
- If trapped in a dungeon without essential items, look for a hidden exit at the bottom. Move Indy as far down as possible and shift left/right to find it. This exit may take time to appear. Escaping this way locks you into the Spider Room for the remainder of the game.
- Green lines appearing in the Temple Entrance are a result of using the hidden dungeon exit. They can be destroyed with the whip or gun. These lines grow over time and can eventually block passage back into the Temple, requiring a grenade to clear.
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